Taking home the huge awards was the movie Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story in the Awards night of the 37th Metro Manila Film Festival. The event was held at Resorts World Manila Performing Arts Theater in Pasay. A total of 11 trophies were bagged by Manila Kingpin which includes: Best Picture, Best Screenplay for Roy Iglesias and Ray Venura, Gatpuno Villegas Cultural Award, Best Supporting Actor for John Regala, and Best Director.
The Best Actress was Maricel Soriano for their movie Yesterday Today Tomorrow. Earlier, it was reported that the actress will not attend the awards night along with the other actors after the controversial disqualification of their movie by the festival committee. The disqualification came about after knowing that the movie violated the rules of MMFF. In the Best Actor category, Dingdong Dantes was the winner, however the actor was not present. He starred in the suspense-thriller movie Segunda Mano with Kris Aquino.
Here is the list of Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2011 Winners:
Best Picture:
Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story
2nd Best Picture:
Enteng ng Ina Mo
3rd Best Picture:
Shake, Rattle and Roll 13
Best Director:
Gary dela Cruz (Asiong Salonga)
Best Actress:
Maricel Soriano (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)
Best Actor:
Dingdong Dantes (Segunda Mano)
Best Supporting Actor:
John Regala (Asiong Salonga)
Best Supporting Actress:
Eugene Domingo (My Househusband)
Best Child Performer:
Bugoy Cariño (Shake, Rattle & Roll 13)
Best Original Story:
Shake, Rattle & Roll 13: Lunod
Best Screenplay:
Roi Iglesias and Rey Ventura (Asiong Salonga)
Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award:
Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story
Best Production Design:
Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story
Best Editing:
Jason Cahapay and Ryan Orduna (Asiong Salonga)
Best Musical Score:
Nonong Buencamino (Asiong Salonga)
Best Sound Recording:
Mike Idioma (Asiong Salonga)
Best Visual Effects:
Riot, Inc. (Ang Panday 2)
Best Make-Up:
Enteng ng Ina Mo
Best Original Theme Song:
“La Paloma” by Ely Buendia (Asiong Salonga)
Best Cinematography:
Carlo Mendoza (Asiong Salonga)
Gender Sensitivity Award:
My Househusband, Ikaw Na!
Best Float:
Panday 2